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The zeppelin has always been my favorite "knot" (the zeppelin is a bend), but one knot is not the "best"... the alpine butterfly they compare it with is a loop.
by throw7 7y ago
The zeppelin has always been my favorite "knot" (the zeppelin is a bend), but one knot is not the "best"... the alpine butterfly they compare it with is a loop. They're used in different contexts.
I'm just knot layman, but other knots I like are: the icicle hitch, bowline (+yosemite stopper), trucker's hitch, siberian/evenk/halter hitch, tumble hitch, and the chinese button knot.
- JshWright 7y agoA Trucker's Hitch is a _super_ useful thing to be able to rig. There are dozens of ways to tie it, and just as many situations where it is useful.
- wrycoder 7y agoThe knot I use most frequently is the taut-line hitch. This is an adjustable loop knot that holds its position under tension. It works well with the trucker's hitch or to set up tents and other temporary tension rigging. For joining two lines, I like the Zeppelin hitch.
- Balgair 7y agoTHANK YOU! The Zeppelin bend is my favorite knot, simply due to the name. A useful, if relatively unknown knot, is Ashely's Stopper Knot, great for the little strings that go into hoodies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley%27s_stopper_knot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley%27s_stopper_knot